Shap Wells Hotel

Shap Wells Hotel, Shap, Cumbria.
Mineral waters (calcium, sodium chloride and magnesium sulphate) were discovered here in the 18th century, and people visited the area to take the waters of the spa well, hoping to purge the body of ailments. The hotel opened in 1833, and in 1885, pipes were laid from the spa to carry the waters to the hotel. The vile waters, a mixture of Epsom Salts and sulphur, were available from the bar until 1963.
During WW11, the hotel was a prisoner of war camp for German naval and Luftwaffe officers.